菩薩訶色欲法經
Sutra on the Bodhisattva's Method of Curbing Sensory Desire
後秦三藏鳩摩羅什譯
Translated by Kumārajīva of the Later Qin Dynasty
女色者，世間之枷鎖，凡夫戀著，不能自拔。女色者，世間之重患，凡夫困之，至死不免。女色者，世間之衰禍，凡夫遭之，無厄不至。行者既得捨之，若復顧念，是為從獄得出，還復思入；從狂得正，而復樂之；從病得差，復思得病。智者怒之，知其狂而顛蹶，死無日矣！
Women are like chains that bind people in this world. Ordinary people become attached to them and cannot free themselves. Women are like a serious illness in this world, trapping ordinary people so that they cannot escape even until death. Women are like a ruinous disaster in this world—when ordinary people encounter it, no misfortune fails to follow. If a practitioner has already abandoned this, yet still looks back with longing, it is like escaping from prison only to want to return; like recovering from madness only to delight in it again; like being healed from sickness only to wish for sickness once more. A wise person would be angered by such behavior, knowing that such a person is deluded and stumbling, with death waiting just around the corner.
凡夫重色，甘為之僕，終身馳驟，為之辛苦。雖復鈇質寸斬，鋒鏑交至，甘心受之，不以為患。狂人樂狂，不是過也。行者若能棄之不顧，是則破枷脫鎖，惡狂厭病，離於衰禍，既安且吉，得出牢獄，永無患難。
Ordinary people cling to sensual pleasures, willingly becoming their servants. They run after them all their lives, working hard and suffering for them. Even if they were cut to pieces or pierced by countless weapons, they would still accept it willingly, not seeing it as a problem. A madman's delight in madness is no worse than this.
If a practitioner can abandon such attachments without a second thought, it is like breaking chains and unlocking shackles, rejecting madness and disgust for sickness. They leave behind decline and misfortune, gaining peace and safety. Thus escaping the prison of desire, they are forever free from suffering and hardship.
女人之相，其言如蜜，而其心如毒，譬如：停淵澄鏡，而蛟龍居之；金山寶窟，而師子處之；當知此害不可近。室家不和，婦人之由；毀宗敗族，婦人之罪。實是陰賊，滅人慧明；亦是獵圍，尠得出者。譬如高羅，群鳥落之，不能奮飛；又如密網，眾魚投之，刳腸俎肌；亦如暗坑，無目投之，如蛾赴火。是以智者知而遠之，不受其害；惡而穢之，不為此物之所惑也。
A woman's words may be sweet as honey, but her heart can be as poisonous as venom. Consider this: a deep, still pool may appear clear as a mirror, yet a dragon lurks within it; a golden mountain filled with precious gems may be a cave, yet a lion makes its den there. Know that such danger is not to be approached. Conflicts within a household often arise because of a woman; the ruin of a clan and the destruction of a family are often a woman's fault. Truly, she is a hidden thief who steals away a person's wisdom and insight. She is also like a hunting ground, from which few escape. It is like a high net: when a flock of birds falls into it, they cannot fly away. It is like a tightly woven trap: when many fish swim into it, their guts are cut and their flesh is torn. It is like a dark pit, into which the blind fall. It is like a moth flying into a flame. Therefore, the wise person recognizes this, keeps their distance, and is not harmed by it. They detest it and consider it impure, and are not deceived by such a thing.
菩薩訶色欲法經
Sutra on the Bodhisattva's Method of Curbing Sensory Desire